Mechanistic

Word MECHANISTIC
Character 11
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˌmɛkəˈnɪstɪk/

Definitions and meanings of "Mechanistic"

What do we mean by mechanistic?

Mechanically determined. adjective

Of or relating to the philosophy of mechanism, especially tending to explain phenomena only by reference to physical or biological causes. adjective

Automatic and impersonal; mechanical. adjective

Of or pertaining to mechanism or to mechanists: as, “mechanistic combination,”

Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine adjective

Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism adjective

Having a physical or biological cause adjective

Explained in terms of physical forces adjective

Of or relating to the philosophical theory of mechanism adjective

Having the impersonal and automatic characteristics of a machine.

Predetermined by, or as if by, a mechanism.

Having a physical or biological cause.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mechanistic

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The word "mechanistic" in example sentences

Pivar says he's been working for years in the Thompson tradition, which he characterizes as a mechanistic approach to evolution, using lab simulations, algorithms and topology. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This sort of thing suggests that minds are grounded in mechanistic biology, rather than the other way around. ❋ Unknown (2007)

All evolutionary theories must offer an explanation in mechanistic terms of how it should or could have happened in order to be tested. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Somehow you seem to think that the mere offering of what you term a mechanistic model with no evidence (nor even much of an explanation) trumps other concepts and makes you "scientific" and others not. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I suggest scientific patience is quickly running out since inventors are already using applied quantum mechanics and there are two main mechanistic explanations. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In typography, a slab serif (also called mechanistic, square serif or Egyptian) typeface is a type of serif typeface characterized by thick, block-like serifs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Pictures of Canadian oil refineries, shot as if advertising their pipes and chimneys, recall the mechanistic precision of Charles Sheeler's 1920s paintings of Ford's River Rouge plant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This, it soon becomes clear, involves embracing beauty and love, and rejecting the Enlightenment, or what he calls the "mechanistic" values of the Enlightenment, and Modernism. ❋ Christina Patterson (2010)

Personally, I am looking forward to his coming examination of the supposed conflict concerning ID and a "mechanistic" perspective. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Hmm. This makes your mention of "mechanistic" in your first point even more difficult to understand. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What part of the Design Matrix criteria for design has to do with whether or not the designer is "mechanistic" ❋ Unknown (2008)

BRADFORD: So do we. aiguy: Hmm. This makes your mention of "mechanistic" in your first point even more difficult to understand. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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